All Thanks To You

Chapter 15

Gray's POV

"Wait up! Lucy wait!" I cried out.

At the mention of her name, Lucy took off running, straight towards the guild hall. As I chased after her I saw her cut around to the back of the guild. When I followed her around the corner, I saw her, about to step through a swirling silver hole in the air, which I assumed was a portal. We made eye contact as she dropped a message lacrima on the ground. She jumped through the portal, and it disappeared, preventing me from following her. The only proof she had ever been here was my memory of her and the lacrima she dropped.

Lucy... Why did you run from me?

I picked up the lacrima and headed to the forest. I didn't mean to, but I ended up under the same Magnolia tree that I had found Lucy below. I sat down and played the recording Lucy had left for me.

"Hey Gray. So I guess you figured out that I'm not actually dead. I'm sorry. I had to leave. I was provided with an escape, so I took it..."

Lucy...

"... What I'm going to tell you next... it's something that you can not share with anyone. My late mother, Layla, was the Queen of the Dragons. This means I am the Crown Princess of the Dragons..."

What? Princess of Dragons?

"... For the past three years, I have been residing in the Realm of Dragons..."

That must be where the portal lead to.

"... I have been training with my three advisers, who happen to be dragons.

Wait. What?!

"...I am going to ask you a question Gray. And no matter what your answer, I blame you for nothing..."

Lucy?

"...Gray... Will you come to the Realm of Dragons and train with me?..."

Lucy I...

"... I realize I am asking you to leave everything behind. If your can't leave your friends, family, and guild, I completely understand, and I wouldn't want to force you into coming. I will be back in three days for your answer. Also Gray, this lacrima has been set to self destruct at the end of this message, so you have about ten seconds before this thing blows up...

Lucy... You would trust me with something like this? Wait? WHAAATTT?!?!

"10..."
"9..."

"No no no no no!"

"8..."
"7..."

"What do I do?! What do I do?!"

"6..."
"5..."
"4..."

"Oh! Ice make, box!"

"3..."
"2..."
"1..."

As Lucy counted to one, I threw the frozen cube with the lacrima inside, into the river.

"Thank you, Gray." I heard her say, before the lacrima exploded.

Go with her, to the Realm of Dragons? Does that mean everyone would think I was dead too? The guild is just starting to recover. I don't know if they could deal with another death, even if it was fake...

"I'll have to think about this, see you in three days Lucy." I said to myself, as I walked home.